Incident details
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GD incident on 2010-01-18 — NJ
Operator
Public Service Electric & Gas Co
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,390
Incident datetime
2010-01-18 04:38
Report number
Location
NJ, MIDDLESEX
Narrative
At approximately 3:05am public service electric and gas (pse&g) received a call from edison fire department reporting a widespread gas odor on route 27 edison. A pse&g service technician was dispatched and arrived on the scene at 3:20am to discover the widespread gas odor coming from a crack in the road in front of 1700 route 27. At 3:45am the electric meter was pulled to 1700 route 27 edison and building evacuations were initiated in the vicinity of the gas leak, with assistance from edison fire department. A pse&g crew member began venting over the main at approximately 3:50am to relieve the gas build-up which was now buckling the roadway. At approximatley 4:38am the structure at 1700 route 27 exploded. The source of the gas leak was determined to be a circumferential crack in the 16" cast iron gas main on route 27. Permanent repairs were complete at 1:05pm january 18 2010. There were no injuries to any pse&g employees the public or emergency personnel. As a result of the incident a total of twelve homes were evacuated of thirty people and six commercial buildings that were closed for the night were forced to remain closed throughout the repair. *question 17b was left blank because of systems inability to input date and greater than the operator identified date and time. As the description above indicates the incident did occur after pse&g personnel arrived at the location.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2010-01-18 04:38:00
Year
2010
Report Received Date
2010-03-31 00:00:00
Iyear
2010.0
Report Number
20100012.0
Supplemental Number
15012.0
Report Type
Original
Operator Id
15952
Name
Public Service Electric & Gas Co
Operator Street Address
80 Park Plaza M/c - T18
Operator City Name
Newark
Operator State Abbreviation
NJ
Operator Postal Code
07102-4194
Local Datetime
2010-01-18 04:38:00
Location Street Address
1700 Route 27
Location City Name
Edison
Location County Name
Middlesex
Location State Abbreviation
NJ
Location Postal Code
08817
Location Latitude
40.51114
Location Longitude
-74.40806
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2010-01-18 05:58:00
Nrc Rpt Num
928871
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Unintentional Release
3682.0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
30.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2010-01-18 04:38:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Main
Installation Year
1959.0
Pipe Diameter
16.0
Pipe Specification
Ansi/awwa
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Material Involved
Cast/wrought Iron
Release Type
Rupture
Rupture Orient
Circumferential
Rupture Length
50.2
Rupture Width
0.3
Class Location Type
Class 4 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
425500.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2390.0
Est Cost Emergency
44966.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
33675.0
Prpty
506531.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
32.0
Normal Psig
32.0
Mop Psig
35.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Num Employees Tested
8
Num Employees Failed
0
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Cause Details
Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods
Natural Force Type
Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods
Earth Subtype
Other
Nf Other Details
Unknown
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
No
Preparer Name
C**** L*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Analyst
Preparer Email
C******************@p***.com
Preparer Telephone
9734307986
Preparer Fax
9736241937
Authorizer Name
M****** S*****
Authorizer Title
Southern Division Manager
Authorizer Telephone
6092392470
Authorizer Email
M*************@p***.com
Narrative
At approximately 3:05am public service electric and gas (pse&g) received a call from edison fire department reporting a widespread gas odor on route 27 edison. A pse&g service technician was dispatched and arrived on the scene at 3:20am to discover the widespread gas odor coming from a crack in the road in front of 1700 route 27. At 3:45am the electric meter was pulled to 1700 route 27 edison and building evacuations were initiated in the vicinity of the gas leak, with assistance from edison fire department. A pse&g crew member began venting over the main at approximately 3:50am to relieve the gas build-up which was now buckling the roadway. At approximatley 4:38am the structure at 1700 route 27 exploded. The source of the gas leak was determined to be a circumferential crack in the 16" cast iron gas main on route 27. Permanent repairs were complete at 1:05pm january 18 2010. There were no injuries to any pse&g employees the public or emergency personnel. As a result of the incident a total of twelve homes were evacuated of thirty people and six commercial buildings that were closed for the night were forced to remain closed throughout the repair. *question 17b was left blank because of systems inability to input date and greater than the operator identified date and time. As the description above indicates the incident did occur after pse&g personnel arrived at the location.
| Occurred At | 2010-01-18 04:38:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Report Received Date | 2010-03-31 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2010.0 |
| Report Number | 20100012.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15012.0 |
| Report Type | Original |
| Operator Id | 15952 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Public Service Electric & Gas Co |
| Operator Street Address | 80 Park Plaza M/c - T18 |
| Operator City Name | Newark |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NJ |
| Operator Postal Code | 07102-4194 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-01-18 04:38:00 |
| Location Street Address | 1700 Route 27 |
| Location City Name | Edison |
| Location County Name | Middlesex |
| Location State Abbreviation | NJ |
| Location Postal Code | 08817 |
| Location Latitude | 40.51114 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.40806 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2010-01-18 05:58:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 928871 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Unintentional Release | 3682.0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 30.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2010-01-18 04:38:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Main |
| Installation Year | 1959.0 |
| Pipe Diameter | 16.0 |
| Pipe Specification | Ansi/awwa |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Cast/wrought Iron |
| Release Type | Rupture |
| Rupture Orient | Circumferential |
| Rupture Length | 50.2 |
| Rupture Width | 0.3 |
| Class Location Type | Class 4 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 425500.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2390.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 44966.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 33675.0 |
| Prpty | 506531.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 32.0 |
| Normal Psig | 32.0 |
| Mop Psig | 35.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the incident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Num Employees Tested | 8 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Natural Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods |
| Natural Force Type | Earth Movement, Not Due To Heavy Rains/floods |
| Earth Subtype | Other |
| Nf Other Details | Unknown |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | C**** L***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Analyst |
| Preparer Email | C******************@p***.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 9734307986 |
| Preparer Fax | 9736241937 |
| Authorizer Name | M****** S***** |
| Authorizer Title | Southern Division Manager |
| Authorizer Telephone | 6092392470 |
| Authorizer Email | M*************@p***.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 3:05am public service electric and gas (pse&g) received a call from edison fire department reporting a widespread gas odor on route 27 edison. A pse&g service technician was dispatched and arrived on the scene at 3:20am to discover the widespread gas odor coming from a crack in the road in front of 1700 route 27. At 3:45am the electric meter was pulled to 1700 route 27 edison and building evacuations were initiated in the vicinity of the gas leak, with assistance from edison fire department. A pse&g crew member began venting over the main at approximately 3:50am to relieve the gas build-up which was now buckling the roadway. At approximatley 4:38am the structure at 1700 route 27 exploded. The source of the gas leak was determined to be a circumferential crack in the 16" cast iron gas main on route 27. Permanent repairs were complete at 1:05pm january 18 2010. There were no injuries to any pse&g employees the public or emergency personnel. As a result of the incident a total of twelve homes were evacuated of thirty people and six commercial buildings that were closed for the night were forced to remain closed throughout the repair. *question 17b was left blank because of systems inability to input date and greater than the operator identified date and time. As the description above indicates the incident did occur after pse&g personnel arrived at the location. |
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